diff --git a/effects/wobblywindows.cpp b/effects/wobblywindows.cpp
index ba530cea8c..f06cb92dda 100644
--- a/effects/wobblywindows.cpp
+++ b/effects/wobblywindows.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ WobblyWindowsEffect::WobblyWindowsEffect()
     QString settingsMode = conf.readEntry("Settings", "Auto");
     if (settingsMode != "Custom")
     {
-        unsigned int wobblynessLevel = conf.readEntry("WobblynessLevel", 2);
+        unsigned int wobblynessLevel = conf.readEntry("WobblynessLevel", 1);
         if (wobblynessLevel > 4)
         {
             kDebug() << "Wrong value for \"WobblynessLevel\" : " << wobblynessLevel;
diff --git a/effects/wobblywindows_config.cpp b/effects/wobblywindows_config.cpp
index 034c96c1ee..4f30609cc8 100644
--- a/effects/wobblywindows_config.cpp
+++ b/effects/wobblywindows_config.cpp
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ void WobblyWindowsEffectConfig::load()
     KConfigGroup conf = EffectsHandler::effectConfig("Wobbly");
     bool change = true;
 
-    unsigned int wobblynessLevel = 2;
+    unsigned int wobblynessLevel = 1;
     QString settingsMode = conf.readEntry("Settings", "Auto");
     if (settingsMode != "Custom")
     {
-        wobblynessLevel = conf.readEntry("WobblynessLevel", 2);
+        wobblynessLevel = conf.readEntry("WobblynessLevel", 1);
         change = false;
     }